General knowledge miscellaneous


  1. Match the personalities mentioned below, with the Activity(ies) they are associated with :
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    (i) Pankaj Adwania. Dancing
    (ii) Kiran Majumdar Shawb. Painting
    (iii) Mayawatic. Snooker
    (iv) Anjolie Ela Menond. Biotechnology









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    Pankaj Advani: India’s leading billiards and snooker player who is a winner of 8 World Titles in billiards and snooker; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore; Anjolie Ela Menon: one of India’s leading contemporary female painters; and Mallika Sarabhai: an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.

    Correct Option: D

    Pankaj Advani: India’s leading billiards and snooker player who is a winner of 8 World Titles in billiards and snooker; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore; Anjolie Ela Menon: one of India’s leading contemporary female painters; and Mallika Sarabhai: an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.


  1. The full form of IRDA is









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    Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is an autonomous apex statutory body which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India. It was constituted by a Parliament of India act called Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 and duly passed by the Government of India. The agency operates its headquarters at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh where it shifted from Delhi in 2001.

    Correct Option: C

    Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is an autonomous apex statutory body which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India. It was constituted by a Parliament of India act called Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 and duly passed by the Government of India. The agency operates its headquarters at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh where it shifted from Delhi in 2001.



  1. The full form of IRDA is









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    Pankaj Advani: India’s leading billiards and snooker player who is a winner of 8 World Titles in billiards and snooker; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore; Anjolie Ela Menon: one of India’s leading contemporary female painters; and Mallika Sarabhai: an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.

    Correct Option: D

    Pankaj Advani: India’s leading billiards and snooker player who is a winner of 8 World Titles in billiards and snooker; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore; Anjolie Ela Menon: one of India’s leading contemporary female painters; and Mallika Sarabhai: an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer.


  1. Where was wildlife institute of India established in 1982 for research and training programmes?









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    The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The institute is based in Dehradun, India. It is located in Chandrabani, which is close to the southern forests of Dehradun.

    Correct Option: A

    The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The institute is based in Dehradun, India. It is located in Chandrabani, which is close to the southern forests of Dehradun.



  1. Match the following political leaders of India with their respective political parties :
    (i) Sharad Pawara. CPI
    (ii) Sharad Yadavb. BSP
    (iii) Mayawatic. JD(U)
    (iv) A.B, Bardhand. NCP









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    Sharad Pawar: president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999; Sharad Yadav: a politician from the Janata Dal (United) party who is currently a member of the Parliament of India representing the Madhepura constituency of Bihar; Mayawati: served four terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as head of the Bahujan Samaj Party; and A.B. Bardhan: former general secretary of the Communist Party of India, one of the oldest political parties in India.

    Correct Option: B

    Sharad Pawar: president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999; Sharad Yadav: a politician from the Janata Dal (United) party who is currently a member of the Parliament of India representing the Madhepura constituency of Bihar; Mayawati: served four terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as head of the Bahujan Samaj Party; and A.B. Bardhan: former general secretary of the Communist Party of India, one of the oldest political parties in India.